Syllabus for the Indian Polity & Governance, CSE-2020
(Prelims and Mains)
1.
Constitutional
Development in India [Charter Act 1773 to Govt. of India Act, 1935 and drafting
of Constitution of India]; Indian Constitution ‐ historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments,
significant provisions and basic structure.
2.
Parts and Schedules
of the constitution.
3.
Preamble;
4.
Territory;
5.
Citizenship;
6.
Fundamental Rights;
7.
Directive
Principles of Sate Policy [DPSP]
8.
Fundamental Duties.
9.
Executive at
Central, State/Union Territories and Local Governments (Panchayati Raj and
Urban Local Governments); Scheduled Areas & PESA act. President, Cabinet,
PMO and relations between President and PM.
10.
Legislature at all
levels in India, Parliament, State Legislature and Gram Sabha. Parliament and
State Legislatures ‐ structure,
functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising
out of these.
11.
Federal structure
of India, Parliamentary System of Government and Centre-state relations.
Interstate relations; Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the
States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution
of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.
12.
Judiciary at all
levels: Supreme Court, High Courts, District Courts and sub-courts. Public
Interest Litigation [PIL] and Judicial Activism. Collegium system of appointing
Judges.
13.
All Constitutional
Authorities, Election Commission of India [ECI]; Controller & Auditor
General [CAG]; Attorney General and Solicitor General of India and Advocate
Generals for states; UPSC and State Public Service Commissions; Finance
commission; National commission for SCs; STs and OBCs. Non-constitutional
bodies such as, Niti Aayog, NDC, Central Vigilance Commission; NHRC and SHRCs;
Central and state Information Commissions, Lok pal and Lokayuktha etc. National
Judicial Appoints Commission. Appointment to various Constitutional posts,
powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
14.
Separation of
powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
15.
Ministries and
Departments of the Government;
16.
Pressure groups and
formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
17.
Statutory,
regulatory and various quasi‐judicial bodies such
as Tribunals, National Green Tribunal [NGT]; Central Administrative Tribunal;
etc.
18.
Treaty making under
the constitution of India.
19.
Emergency
Provisions;
20.
Special status for
J& K and special provisions for certain states;
21.
Importance of
backward state status in India;
22.
Political Parties;
Elections and electoral reforms; Pressure Groups;
23.
Regionalism;
National Integration and Foreign policy.
24.
Eighth Schedule of
the Constitution and classical language status;
25.
Anti-defection law
and role of the speaker.
26.
Salient features of
the Representation of People’s Act.
27.
Comparison of the
Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries
28.
Important aspects
of governance, transparency and accountability, e‐governance‐applications,
models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency
& accountability and institutional and other measures.
29.
Role of civil
services in a democracy.
30.
Role of NGOs in
democracy and development of vulnerable sections
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